By the time Chelsea return to Stamford Bridge to play against Crystal Palace on Sunday May 3 they might be Premier League Champions. Chelsea beat Manchester United 1-0 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday leaving them with two away games against Arsenal and Leicester City knowing that two wins would return the Premier League title to […]
Early strikes settle friendly game for England Women against China
ENGLAND WOMEN 2, CHINA 1 Early strikes by Jodie Taylor and Fran Kirby Shanshan Wang pulled one back for China Final friendly for England Women before Women’s World Cup in Canada Manchester City’s Academy Football stadium hosted the final England Women’s final warm-up game before the Women’s World Cup in June this year – a […]
Manchester City title hopes in tatters after Crystal Palace victorious in Selhurst Park dogfight
CRYSTAL PALACE 2, MANCHESTER CITY 1 Manchester City will reflect on a disastrous Easter weekend with a pair of baffling refereeing decisions which ended with Manuel Pellegrini’s side dropping to fourth place in the Premier League behind Arsenal and Manchester United. City might have opened the scoring early on after a strong start, with Sergio […]
Andros Townsend’s equaliser keeps England unbeaten this season after Italy friendly
ITALY 1, ENGLAND 1 Graziano Pelle scores deserved opener for Italy after 29 minutes England toil but substitute Andros Townsend nets equaliser after 79 minutes England’s unbeaten run now eight games this season This was the first serious test of England after their latest victory in an eminently winnable European Championships qualification group and they […]
Steven Gerrard cameo lasts less than a minute after he sees red during Manchester United win at Anfield courtesy of a Juan Mata double
LIVERPOOL 1, MANCHESTER UNITED 2 Double strike by Juan Mata seals victory for United Rooney penalty miss in added time Manchester United extend lead over Liverpool to five points Half-time sub Steven Gerrard sent off 38 seconds after coming on, apologises to his team-mates and fans afterwards Steven Gerrard’s final appearance for Liverpool in a game […]